Valentin Haüy

Valentin Haüy (pronounced [aɥi]; 13 November 1745 – 19 March 1822) was the founder, in 1784, of the first school for the blind, the Royal Institution for the Young Blind in Paris (now the National Institute for the Young Blind, INJA). In 1819, Louis Braille entered this school.

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Birth dateNovember 13, 1745
Birth place
Oise , Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Date of deathMarch 19, 1822
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  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=WeR3w30IAiMC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Blind+in+French+Society&hl=en&sa=X&ei=O-IfUaeeDJSp0AGf5IF4&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=The%20Blind%20in%20French%20Society&f=false
  2. http://www.avh.asso.fr/rubrics/association/association.php?langue=eng&
  3. http://www.avh.asso.fr/rubrics/association/museum.php?langue=eng